Chapter 4 of Mary Lee the Red Cross Girl is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Mary Lee the Red Cross Girl is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIRST AID High above, the sun beat down relentlessly. Not a breath of air stirred. There was the sleepy droning of the everlasting insects, the number of which seemed always magnified at such a time. There had been no rain for many a day. The dust was thick along the roads.
Chapter 4 of Mary Lee the Red Cross Girl is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unchanging intonation
From this reading “There was the sleepy droning of the everlasting insects, the number of which seemed always magnified at such a time.”
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading “There was the sleepy droning of the everlasting insects, the number of which seemed always magnified at such a time.”
plural of “insect” — small air-breathing arthropod
From this reading “There was the sleepy droning of the everlasting insects, the number of which seemed always magnified at such a time.”
enlarged to an abnormal degree
From this reading “There was the sleepy droning of the everlasting insects, the number of which seemed always magnified at such a time.”
in a relentless manner
From this reading “FIRST AID High above, the sun beat down relentlessly.”
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading “The dust was thick along the roads.”
ready to fall asleep
From this reading “There was the sleepy droning of the everlasting insects, the number of which seemed always magnified at such a time.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “Not a breath of air stirred.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “The dust was thick along the roads.”
persuade the seller to accept a lower price
In this reading “FIRST AID High above, the sun beat down relentlessly.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not a breath of air stirred.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading FIRST AID High above, the sun beat down relentlessly.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading FIRST AID High above, the sun beat down relentlessly.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Not a breath of air stirred.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The dust was thick along the roads.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading There was the sleepy droning of the everlasting insects, the number of which seemed always magnified at such a time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was the sleepy droning of the everlasting insects, the number of which seemed always magnified at such a time.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading FIRST AID High above, the sun beat down relentlessly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been no rain for many a day.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Not a breath of air stirred.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There had been no rain for many a day.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading FIRST AID High above, the sun beat down relentlessly.
an unchanging intonation
From this reading There was the sleepy droning of the everlasting insects, the number of which seemed always magnified at such a time.
remove the dust from
From this reading The dust was thick along the roads.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading There was the sleepy droning of the everlasting insects, the number of which seemed always magnified at such a time.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading FIRST AID High above, the sun beat down relentlessly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There had been no rain for many a day.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been no rain for many a day.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading FIRST AID High above, the sun beat down relentlessly.
plural of “insect” — small air-breathing arthropod
From this reading There was the sleepy droning of the everlasting insects, the number of which seemed always magnified at such a time.
enlarged to an abnormal degree
From this reading There was the sleepy droning of the everlasting insects, the number of which seemed always magnified at such a time.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There had been no rain for many a day.
not any; not one
From this reading There had been no rain for many a day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a breath of air stirred.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading There was the sleepy droning of the everlasting insects, the number of which seemed always magnified at such a time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not a breath of air stirred.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading There had been no rain for many a day.
in a relentless manner
From this reading FIRST AID High above, the sun beat down relentlessly.
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading The dust was thick along the roads.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There was the sleepy droning of the everlasting insects, the number of which seemed always magnified at such a time.
ready to fall asleep
From this reading There was the sleepy droning of the everlasting insects, the number of which seemed always magnified at such a time.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Not a breath of air stirred.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There was the sleepy droning of the everlasting insects, the number of which seemed always magnified at such a time.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading FIRST AID High above, the sun beat down relentlessly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FIRST AID High above, the sun beat down relentlessly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was the sleepy droning of the everlasting insects, the number of which seemed always magnified at such a time.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The dust was thick along the roads.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was the sleepy droning of the everlasting insects, the number of which seemed always magnified at such a time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the sleepy droning of the everlasting insects, the number of which seemed always magnified at such a time.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was the sleepy droning of the everlasting insects, the number of which seemed always magnified at such a time.
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